Swim Activities

Swim in the little pool while waiting for the laundry to dry

Nice indoor pool with outdoor lounge chairs with view of red rock

Nice outdoor pool with a small fadmission fee.

Natural water slide that flows over algae-covered sandstones. The water is cool but very refrreshing. There is a small admission fee.

Off the rocks by the campground and fishing pavilion. There are some designated swimming areas, but this was more convenient.

Largest lake in New Mexico. However, because the lake levels were extremely low, the beach was quite muddy.

Pool and 2 big water slides

Sandy beach along Lake Michigan where the Platte River flows into the lake

Pretty stream running over red rock shelves, nicely warmed by the sun and perfect for lounging on. The stream is quite cold but lots of fun to swim in.

State Park on the west shore of the lake.

Campgound right off I90 with a heated pool and adults-only hot tub.

Beach across the lake from the campground

Warm, clean aquarmarine waters of lake

Sandy beach with warm, shallow water

River that flows through Zion Canyon--perfect for swimming or tubing. There is swimming access from the Watchman campground.

Very nice pool and hot tub at the campground

660-acre natural lake in western Iowa

Warm, clean aquarmarine waters of lake

Right from a beach in front of the campsite.

Various sandy beaches along the shores of this warm water reservoir.

Swim in the crystal clear, warm 80+ degree waters of a secluded canyon in this stunning lake

Swim in the warm, muddy waters of the Colorado River from various sandy beaches along our raft trip

Beautiful, crystal clear 360-acre lake.

Views of Mount Rushmore from the hot tub.

One of the two lakes that make up the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area

Warm 84 degree waters of the lagoon by Kellys Beach

Shallow, salty waters along one of the Bridger Bay swimming beaches. The high salinity content of the lake (6 to 8 times that of the ocean) makes for some very buoyant floating.

Warm, clean aquarmarine waters of lake

Swim in the crystal clear, warm 80+ degree waters of a secluded canyon in this stunning lake

20-foot waterfall that drops into a pool - great for swimming. Located along Route 24 a few miles east of the Visitor Center.

Swim in the warm, muddy waters of the Colorado River from various sandy beaches along our raft trip

20-foot waterfall that drops into a pool - great for swimming. Located along Route 24 a few miles east of the Visitor Center.

Swim in the crystal clear, warm 80+ degree waters of a secluded canyon in this stunning lake

Refreshing waters of the motel pool -- only way to stay cool in the oppressive heat.

Calm waters (in summer at least) of the Merced River which flows through the valley. In addition to a few designated beaches, there is river access from many of the pullouts along the Southside and Northside Drives.

Among the fascinating tufa castle in the very buoyant and salty waters of the lake

Warm, clean aquarmarine waters of lake

Very nice pool and hot tub at the campground. Scene of John wearing undersized Speedo to the amusement of fellow campers.

Near the Cottonwood Creek picnic area, the cold water was great for body surf/floating the rapids

The river flows through the Sablonniere Campground, where there is a small sandy beach

Warm, clean aquarmarine waters of lake

87-acre lake along Forest Service road 30 in the Sequoia National Forest. This man-made lake was created in 1908 as a dam for logging operations. Today it offers boating, swimming, and fishing.

Nice sandy beach along the Merced River in Housekeeping Camp

Warm, clean aquarmarine waters of lake

From a small swimming beach in McKay Park, across the river from the Old Mill District

Swim and play on the water slides from the campground beach

Refreshing mid-hike dip in a lovely cove in D. L. Bliss State Park

Nice pool with lap lanes open to the public

100 X 40 foot pool meant for swimming laps and doing aerobics, as well as a 15 X 40 meant for soaking. The hot springs flows from the ground at a scalding 130 degrees and is fed into a spray system that flows like a water fall into the larger pool in turn cooling the water to a comfortable for exercising 86 to 89 degrees. The smaller pool, which is meant for soaking, is kept at 104 degrees and has a depth of 2 feet.

Natural spring-fed swimming pool, surrounded by palm trees and beautiful mountain vistas

Wade/swim and build cairns in one of the most beautiful lakes in the Sierras

Laps in the beautiful Olympic-size pool in the campgrounds Aquamarina park

Refreshing post-run dip from the campground stone-covered beach

From Conca d'Oro beach

Small lake surrounded by larch trees and grassy meadows, with a grassy beach on its shore - only a 20 minute walk from the campground

From Lido Beach

Lovely rooftop swimming pool

Lovely hotel pool

Refreshing dip in the lovely hotel pool

Beautiful pool in a lovely setting

Another lovely pool in a lovely hotel

Rooftop, infinity-edge pool overlooking the Andaman Sea. Great place to hang out, have a pool-side cocktail, and watch the sun set.

Trying to keep cool in the 100+ temperatures

Trying to keep cool in the 100+ temperatures

Trying to keep cool in the 100+ temperatures

Trying to keep cool in the 100+ temperatures

Finally a warm enough day to get into a bathing suit

Refreshing post-tour dip in Camping Reina Isabel's lovely roof-top pool

Quick dip in the water from the beach near our campground

Quick dip in the Sea from the Playa Els Tossals near our campground

In the many lovely coves we camped in along the lake

Quick dip amongst the in the crystal clear water with astounding reflections of the surrounding sandstone cliffs

Our lovely private pool on our hotel patio

My first dip in the Aegean Sea along the Parikia waterfront

Relaxing time at the hotel pool

Free-time swimming and relaxing on this beautiful beach in the southeastern corner of Santorini.

In the Libyan Sea from Matala Beach

Reykjavik's public thermal baths and swimming pool complex

Lovely oceanside pool and hot tub

Lovely hotel pool and hot tub

Lovely hotel pool with waterfalls and a nice hot tub

1-mile (54 laps) in a beautiful warm pool

Sliding down a natural water slide in the warm, cobalt-blue waters of the Little Colorado River

Short walk through a creek to a lovely little waterfall with a pool below it - perfect for cooling off on a hot day

50-meter infinity pool, also known as a zero-edge or rimless pool because it gives one the feeling that it goes on and one forever. They give the illusion of a missing edge where the water just keeps flowing on and on, in this case into the ocean.

Half-mile, moonlight swim in the resort's 50-meter long infinity pool, which gives the illusion of a missing edge where waters appears to keep on flowing on and on into the ocean.